The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stringer \String"er\ (str[i^]ng"[~e]r), n.
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One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.
--Ascham. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.]
--Beau. & Fl.(Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper.
(Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
(Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
(Newspapers) A reporter or correspondent who works for a news agency on a part-time basis, especially one covering local news for a newspaper published in a different area; -- called also string correspondent.
(Aviation) a longitudinal supporting structure to reinforce the skin of an airplane fuselage.
Usage examples of "string correspondent".
So he was not surprised to find himself suddenly appointed string correspondent for the 'Maritime Press and Photo Agency', with presscollect facilities to France and England, on a further monthly retainer of ten pounds.
So he was not surprised to find himself suddenly appointed string correspondent for the 'Maritime Press and Photo Agency', with press‑.
So he was not surprised to find himself suddenly appointed string correspondent for the 'Maritime Press and Photo Agency', with press-collect facilities to France and England, on a further monthly retainer of ten pounds.